In this blog, I will be writing about aspects of Enterprise Architecture that straddle the boundary between the business and the technology realms.
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Saturday, February 15, 2014

Yes, that Johnny Cash aka the man in black. He of the deep voice, great songs, San Quentin concert...
I was having a cup of coffee at a local Starbucks yesterday when a friend showed me an "architectural diagram" of the technology components that a customer of his had shown him. Very proudly, all based on open source (because they don't want to pay license fees) they unveiled this masterpiece that they had taken several years to build.

Immediately I was reminded of this terrific song....

http://youtu.be/5GhnV-6lqH8

We architects do need to work on ensuring a few things:

Don't overdo the technology

Open source may be the way to go, but joining disparate things up can get expensive fast

Ensuring that the pieces can connect (bolts and bolt holes anyone 2:05?)

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I've also used a vehicle metaphor for buying a company and then customizing there software to look like the legacy system. "If you want a Chevy, buy a Chevy - don't buy a Ford and change one piece at a time."